Charles Spurgeon Commentary 1 Samuel 3:6-7

"And Jehovah called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again. Now Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, neither was the word of Jehovah yet revealed unto him." — 1 Samuel 3:6-7 (ASV)

And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again. Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord.

There was the Beginning of the work of grace in his heart; he was well-intentioned, but God had not yet revealed Himself to him: Samuel did not yet know the Lord,